Tradeweb Connects to China’s Cfets through Bond Connect Program

Bond Connect will start northbound trades initially, with southbound trades to follow. Investors will now have the advantage of having pre-trade transparency through composite prices, which were not previously available. Previously, most investors would interact through an onshore bond settlement agency and through voice, rather than electronic, methods.

Tradeweb’s managing director and head of Asia, Li Renn Tsai, says the electronic fixed income, derivatives and exchange-traded funds marketpla